BARTON Spring Bar Tool - For Watch Pin Removal and Band Replacement

Good quality, well made, works well. A big step up from the cheap spring bar tools we see a lot online. I used mine the minute it arrived to change straps on a few of my watches without any issues. The barrel size & shape is good for a positive grip and makes it easier to find the right angle to apply the tool to the spring bar. Overall, very pleased, good tool for the money.

For years I’ve been using a pocket knife to change watch bands, usually damaging the strap, lug pins or my fingers. With this tool I can easily remove the lug pins myself, not having to pay a jeweler. The tool itself is sturdy, has extra, interchangeable bits. It also has a very handy measurement tool on millimeters to determine what size band you need. For the price, it’s well made and extremely useful.

This is a simple little tool, but feels really good, built well and has extra heads for different pins. Worth the money if you ever want to change straps or need to work on watches. Super easy to use/change the heads.

Very well made. So far, I have used this tool for 3 watches and it worked flawlessly. I even had to tap the top of this tool with a hammer to drive the pins out of all three of the watches. The body of the tool is fairly thick aluminum but the pins are stainless steel. The pins thread into the body with fine threads that seem to hold up well under stress. I have had pin removers that bent easily in the past. These will not.

Well priced and well made, but I think you should consider your needs carefully before ordering. The issue is the tips are not very fine, and are only suitable for watches with normal tolerances. I used it to change the strap on a watch with tight tolerances and it made me very nervous. If you have a higher end collection, and like to swap straps often, spring for a high end tool. However if you have a more casual collection with easy to access springbars, this is a nice tool. Extra note: find quick release springbar equipped straps whenever possible, they are an absolute pleasure and allow you to save these sorts of tools for maintenance and occasional swaps of permanent straps.